December 31st, 2012
Fashion design students target female consumers with design innovations for enhanced boating enjoyment. While boating may appear to be a male dominated sport, research studies show that it’s women who often drive buying decisions for watercraft purchases and upgrades. With this bit of consumer research in hand, Glen Raven recently sponsored a Marine Design Challenge,...
Read MoreDecember 28th, 2012
AATCC, the Association of Textile, Apparel & Materials Professionals, has announced the 2013 Materials Poster Competition, and invites students from around the globe studying materials science to participate. The competition, developed by AATCC’as Materials Interest Group, aims to promote innovative product development from a material structures design perspective. Submissions are invited from both graduate and...
Read MoreDecember 27th, 2012
The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) has provided the first in-depth look at how women-owned businesses fared during the economic downturn, concluding in its year-end report that a majority of women-owned employer establishments either expanded employment or remained steady in 2007-2009 despite the shaky economy. In its 2012 Annual Report submitted to the White House,...
Read MoreDecember 26th, 2012
“We had the opportunity to test market Sun Fabrics prior to its official launch, and the market response has been unbelievable,” says Johnnie Burke, principal of Pinnacle Sales, Birmingham, Ala. Enthusiasm about the fabric line’s advanced UV protection and durable, colorfast performance has led Sun Fabrics, the South Florida manufacturer, to sign a distribution agreement...
Read MoreDecember 25th, 2012
Las Vegas is a megacenter for the hospitality industry, and SK Textile, a Vernon, Calif., custom fabricator of drapery, bedding and accessories, hopes to supply custom solutions for hotels and hospitals with its new manufacturing facility in Las Vegas. SK Textile partners with Standard Textile, Cincinnati, Ohio, a leader in health care, hospitality and industrial...
Read MoreDecember 24th, 2012
Newlife™ is a unique, complete and certified system of recycled polyester yarns obtained entirely from used plastic bottles, transformed into polymers by way of a mechanical process to produce 100 percent Made in Italy yarn. The year has seen an extensive schedule of engagements with the international market. The Epro BtoB Award, was presented to...
Read MoreDecember 21st, 2012
Teijin Ltd. has announced that its V-Lap lightweight, sound-absorbing polyester material has been selected for use in the floor carpet of the new Mitsubishi Outlander, a midsize crossover vehicle that launched in Japan last month. The floor carpet was developed by Hayashi Telempu Corp., a manufacturer of interior automotive parts. V-Lap was adopted as the...
Read MoreDecember 20th, 2012
Combining the performance of a traditional SheerWeave® fabric “plus” the highly reflective properties of a metallized coating, Phifer’s SheerWeave Performance + provides year-round interior solar control benefits, helping keep rooms cool and comfortable in the summer months and warmer during the chilly fall and winter seasons. Using the latest technology in metallized coatings, Performance +...
Read MoreDecember 19th, 2012
When the ARA Foundation board of trustees met recently at the American Rental Association (ARA) headquarters in Moline, Ill., it unanimously voted to donate a total of $6,000—$3,000 each—to the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army. These agencies are critical to the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts for residents in New York, New Jersey and...
Read MoreDecember 18th, 2012
OMNOVA Solutions, a leading global specialty chemicals provider, has announced the appointment of Dowd & Guild Inc. as the distributor for its west coast and southern territories for the following markets: paint and coatings, floor care, fluoropolymers, graphic arts, nonwovens, personal care, tapes and adhesives. The west coast and southern territories include the following states:...
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